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Our Villages and Hamlets
Rideau Lakes is a community of Villages and Hamlets. Explore and learn about the landscape and the people. Each village and hamlet have a unique culture and story to tell. Whether you’re a visitor looking to discover your roots in the area, a family trying out an adventure on the water, or an urbanite seeking a safe and quiet, rural lifestyle… Rideau Lakes will find a place in your heart.
For thousands of years before European settlers arrived in what is now called Rideau Lakes, Algonquin speaking peoples, the Massasauga and proto-Hurons lived in these lands. Indigenous artifacts have been discovered around all of the lakes throughout this area, some that are more than 9000 years old. When the European settlers arrived, just over 200 years ago, the communities of Rideau Lakes were born.
Rideau Lakes offers a variety of establishments from fine dining to food trucks. Experience an elegant dinner at the Stagecoach Inn Restaurant in historic Newboro after shopping at Kilborn’s destination store or have a shore lunch prepared by Stirling Lodge on Newboro Lake. Try the licenced waterfront patio overlooking Big Rideau Lake at The Galley Restaurant in Portland, or meander to little cafes and chip wagons as you explore the quaint villages and small communities in Rideau Lakes. Click the following link for a list of accommodations from the Leeds-Grenville business directory of listings for Rideau Lakes.
List of Accommodations in Rideau Lakes
Feature Article: Historic Lodges of the Rideau
Poplars Resort in Newboro
2024 Articles:
Cottages, Campsites, Vacation Homes and Houseboats to Book this Summer
(For Bed & Breakfast, please refer to the next article entitled Antiques, Tea Rooms and Inns).
Glamping at No. 9 Gardens
Antiques, Tea Rooms and Inns
Harlem Stonegate Bed and Breakfast
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Other Helpful Township Webpages
Rideau Canal
Beaches and Parks
Harbours and Boat Launches
Fishing
Waterfront Development
External Resources
- Parks Canada
- Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation Information
- Rideau Valley Conservation Authority - Interactive StoryMap for Highly Vulnerable Aquifers
External Helpful Websites and Information
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- Bass Lake Property Owners Association
- Big Rideau Lake Association
- Birch Island Resident Property Owners Association
- Chaffey's and Area Lakes Association
- Lower Beverley Lake Association
- Otter Lake Landowners Association
- Sand Lake Estates
- Troy Lake Ratepayers Association
- Upper Rideau Lakes Association
- Wolfe Lake Association
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The Township is committed to seeking out, and promoting surface water quality data from various sources in order to maintain and improve the ecological health of our lakes, rivers, and tributaries. To this end, the Township has relied on partnerships with the Cataraqui Conservation Authority, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks, and various Lake Associations to acquire water quality data that can help inform residents of water quality trends in our lakes, with the hope of providing a scientific basis for policies and programs to further the Township’s goal of maintaining and improving the water quality of the various lakes in the Township. Water quality data can be found at the links below:
Sustainable Drainage
Nestled along the picturesque Rideau Canal and waterway, Rideau Lakes is home to several stunning lakes and multiple communities that rely on them. Over time, these lakes have seen increased pressure through development, changes in weather patterns, and various other sources. These changes have resulted in the need for an adaptive approach to stormwater management.
In 2022, the Township partnered with the Big Rideau Lake Association and local conservation authorities to create a sustainable drainage pilot project. The pilot project assesses the storm water drainage in Portland, Ontario which includes an analysis storm water quality, and the impact of best practices on the municipal drainage system in a rural village setting. More information about the project, including monitoring, recommendations and literature reports can be found at https://www.rvca.ca/sustainable-drainage-pilot-project-portland.
Water Quality Resources
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Don’t fight off winter this year – embrace it with sledding in Rideau Lakes! Burn off some of that candy-cane…
The holidays sparkle in Rideau Lakes! There’s a bit of magic in lighting up the night at this time of…
The holidays beg for baked goods and sweet treats! Let local bake shops in Rideau Lakes impress your family and…
Curate unique gifts for all the special people on your holiday list by connecting with local makers in Rideau Lakes.…
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The centre for religious (and social) Newboyne life, for approximately a century and a half, was this imposing c1875 St Peter’s Anglican Church, one of the most striking and elegant churches of the township. This building replaced an earlier c1850 frame structure. The appealing photo reveals the church, shed for horses, with the cemetery and stone vault ( for storage of caskets during the winter months when the ground was frozen) located across the road: a reminder of the once important role of the Anglican church in the rural Newboyne community (in 2017 the church was deconsecrated with a subsequent sale to a private owner). The cohesiveness of community was completed with a brick one room school (now also closed) situated on an adjacent lot.
Plum Hollow is one of over a dozen Historic Settlements in Rideau Lakes. At this time of year, you will…
Horsing around is encouraged in Rideau Lakes! Experiences showcasing the beauty and quiet strength of horses are waiting here. From…
Pick out your perfect pumpkin in Rideau Lakes! Whether decorating, baking or carving, there are some great spots in the…
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